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1. Outreach and Public Engagement

   The Astrophysics Research Institute provides exceptional educational and public outreach projects including the National Schools' Observatory, Spaceport, astronomy workshops for schools and more.

2. Astrophysics courses

   Find out about the courses offered at the Astrophysics Research Institute including undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, distance learning courses and PhD studies.

3. About the Astrophysics Research Institute

   The Astrophysics Research Institute is interested in star formation, stellar evolution, time-domain astrophysics, galaxy formation and clusters, dynamics and evolution. Our aim is to become an internationally recognised centre of excellence in astrophysics. Find out more about the Institute, including our Research Excellence Framework results and who we collaborate with.

4. Astrophysics Research Institute publications

   The Astrophysics Research Institute has published almost 700 papers attracting 14,000 citations. Browse through our journal articles.

5. Liverpool Telescope – Astrophysics Research Institute

   Facilities within the Astrophysics Research Institute include The Liverpool Telescope, sited on La Palma in the Canary Islands, it is a fully robotic telescope owned and operated by the Institute.

6. Expertise within the Astrophysics Research Institute

   The Astrophysics Research Institute specialist subject areas include theoretical galaxy formation, time domain astrophysics, stellar populations and astronomical instrumentation. Discover more about each of these areas.

7. Galaxy formation and evolution

   The Galaxy Formation and Evolution Research Group looks at population studies of dwarf galaxies up to the most massive clusters of galaxies, supermassive black holes and detailed modelling of the internal structure of galaxies. Discover more about our expertise, who we work with and meet the researchers.

8. Time domain astrophysics

   Within the time domain astrophysics research group, we are involved in major observational survey projects. We work on a variety of explosive transients, including galactic and extragalactic novae, type la supernovae, core collapse supernovae, and gamma rays bursts. The Liverpool Telescope is the workhorse of the group. Find out more about our research.

9. Computational and theoretical galaxy formation

   The computational and theoretical galaxy formation group within the Astrophysics Research Institute uses state-of-the-art simulations on supercomputing facilities. Find out more about our research.

10. Star formation and evolution and stellar populations

    By studying the gas and stars that shape the Milky Way as well as other galaxies in the local Universe, we can understand the life cycles of stars like our Sun, unravel the chemical enrichment history of the universe, and probe the existence of black holes across a wide mass spectrum.